I spoke with Raijin1999 about this one as well a little bit ago, about making a general news thread for Star Wars. Since the neoportal is no where near complete, and the nearest General Star Wars forum is almost always being spammed to death, it was pretty much the best option to place it in one of the more active Star Wars forums out there.

Now, I won't be posting Battlefront news in here, as, well, that all deserves it's own thread, but it will be used to post any news I come across, and each article will be going into a new post... for neatness and ease of quoting, and Raijin generally agrees. So feel free to comment whenever you feel like it. Feel free to comment or post your own news... indeed, I'm encouraging you to!

BBC News recently came out with an article stating that George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, has begun work on the script of a new series on TV, and that's right, the series is supposed to be about Star Wars. Specifically, the twenty or so years of Anakin's life which are currently unaccounted for.

Filming is slated to start in 2008, and be ready for release in the same year, hopefully leading up to at least 100 episodes.

This is the first work done on any form of small screen Star Wars entertainment since the animated spin off from the clone wars, eventually leading to thirty minutes shows.

I guess there was only so much time before the end of the big screen saga lead to something on the small screen.

Well, there can only be so long before something like this comes along to describe what's happening in the Star Wars universe in detail. In this case, the Star Wars TV show has been mentioned in this rather lengthly (if you have business around the forum, finish it first!) interview with George Lucas about the show and universe around the show in general. It's a worthwhile read, but it'll take a while to finish.

They're also creating another Clone Wars animated series due to the success of the other show. The episodes will be a half hour long going more into depth of the Clone Wars than the other show. I'll go find a link to some more info.

Hey Greivous, thanks for going to find articles on the Animated Series.

It's because the man they want to make the scripts, George Lucas, is currently busy working on other projects, including an Indian Jones movie currently in production, to be followed up by another movie, before he gets close to doing the TV series.

Today, an early look at the book Star Wars: Bloodlines was released on the Official Star Wars page. Inside it was a short synopsis on the book itself, which has been quoted below:

Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of worlds set on rebellion -- and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. Han's Corellian roots and Luke's dedication to the Jedi order are driving a wedge between the families. Han and Leia's children, Jacen and Jaina, are soldiers in the Galactic Alliance's campaign to crush the insurgents. Luke and Mara are unable to protect their son Ben from war. The quest of an assassin draws out a dreaded name from the past: Boba Fett. And in the new galactic order, friends and enemies are no longer what they seem...

Well, yesterday theforce.net placed an article on the top 25 favorite characters from all time in Star Wars from ToyFare #105.

The list was made for action figures, and is as follows:

Anakin Solo - Expanded Universe

Bastila Shan - Knights of the Old Republic

Clone Commander - Revenge of the Sith*

Commander Neyo - Revenge of the Sith

Corran Horn - Expanded Universe

Darth Malak - Knights of the Old Republic

Darth Maul - The Phantom Menace

Darth Nihilus - Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Darth Revan - Knights of the Old Republic

Exar Kun - Tales of the Jedi

Hermi Odle - Return of the Jedi

HK-47 - Knights of the Old Republic

Jacen Solo - Expanded Universe

Jaina Solo - Expanded Universe

Kir Kanos - Crimson Empire

Kyle Katarn (Jedi Knight) - Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

Luke Skywalker - Return of the Jedi

Mara Jade Skywalker - New Jedi Order

Nom Anor - New Jedi Order

Padmé Amidala (Ilum cold gear) - Clone Wars

Padmé Amidala (Fireside black dress) - Attack of the Clones

Padmé Amidala (Naboo funeral) - Revenge of the Sith

Quinlan Vos - Star Wars: Republic

Willrow Hood ("Ice Cream Maker Guy") - The Empire Strikes Back

Yarna d'al Gargan - Return of the Jedi

No matter where your loyalties lie, be sure to vote for the character YOU want to see made. - Article. Apparently a lot of people want expanded universe figures... and a lot of characters from certain game series. KotOR, anyone?

We're a bit late, but still, this is still extremely impressive. Wookieepedia finally nailed it's first anniversary not much more than ten days ago, one of the best sources for Star Wars related news on the internet!

The huge encyclopedia draws information from all aspects of Star Wars, such as the films, books, comics, magazines, television and games. Thanks to the quality work of its many contributors, Wookieepedia has grown exponentially in the year since its establishment by Chad Barbry and Steven Greenwood, and now boasts over 25,000 articles. This makes it the largest encyclopedia hosted by Wikicities, surpassing its elder Star Trek counterpart, Memory Alpha, by over 8,000 articles.

Even official Star Wars authors and artists have been known to use the site, including fan favorite Abel G. Peña. Peña himself has been known to praise the site on a number of occasions.

"Wookieepedia is a lavish and stunning homage to the Star Wars pop cultural phenomenon," says Peña. "Thanks to its professional appearance, the scope of its content, the quality of its writers and diligence of its administrators, Wookieepedia has become a valuable resource to fans both casual and obsessive, as well as to Star Wars authors. It's becoming the new nexus for everyone who wants to know as much as Yoda about that galaxy far, far away," concludes Peña.

Wookieepedia is constantly on the lookout for additions to its roster of hundreds of enthusiastic users from all corners of the world. If you've got the drive and the knowledge to help put together what will soon become the largest collection of Star Wars information on the web, head over and sign up now!

53,000 articles in such a short time!?! I think someone here might be a bit of a fanatic. Congratulations to Wookieepedia! Full article is in the source below.

Gamecloud released it's interview early this morning, by my clock, with the assosiate producer from LucasArts, Jeffrey Gullett, on the sequel to one of the more popular Star Wars games, Lego Star Wars too. Below is a snippet of what the producer had to say:

Gamecloud - What other improvements and additions will be made gameplay wise for the sequel?

Jeffrey Gullett - Besides the adaptive difficulty, we're also revamping the gameplay of our vehicle levels, such as the Death Star trench run. In the first LEGO Star Wars, the vehicle levels had you stuck on rails as you moved through the level. This time, we've taken the vehicles off the rails and allow the player to freely explore the levels from within their vehicle. This is a feature that added directly from feedback we got from people that played the first game.

But I think the most fun new gameplay feature we've added is the new character customization. As you play through the game and unlock more playable characters, you'll be able to take those pieces and mix and match them to create your own Star Wars character. Based on the pieces that you choose, the game will generate a name for your character. Like Stormbacca or Chew Vader, for example. Then, you'll be able to take that character into the game in Free Play mode.

Well, we might as well take a look, shall we? Direct link to the interview below.

It looks like the Japanese and those who can read the language are in for a treat today, with the release of the Japanese Star Wars Action Figure Database Book, featuring over 2,000 images throughout 127 pages.

It has been mentioned that there is potentially two more books coming out sometime in the future.

That's right all, a new review for the game Star Wars: Empire at War(click to visit Neoseeker's forum!) has hit the internet, this one from Warcry, by JR "Razor" Sutich. Worth the read, go and check it out!

Just to note, but if anyone writes a review and want people to read it on Neoseeker, then tell me the name and I'll go find your article and link to it, or write your own news.